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46 Wine Dine & Travel <strong>2016</strong>
These puzzles were an intriguing find at a Christmas market in Strasbourg. Opposite: Strolling through the town of Heidelberg was a special delight. Opposite page: Strolling through the town of Heidelberg was a special delight. The Main Street (Hauptsrasse) is a mile-long pedestrian-only street that runs the length of the old town. iar on sweet corn blini or potato-crusted Mascarpone cheese with truffle sabayon sauce, or between seared crab cake with corn or tomato mozzarella tart with tomato confit or Filipino shrimp egg roll; or between entrees such as pan-fried char fillet with pea puree, baby corn, tomato concasse and cauliflower or Chateaubriand with buttered vegetables, potatoes and Bernaise sauce, or gratinated cannelloni with cherry tomatoes, zucchini and parmesan foam, or potato leek crepe with Gruyere and baby vegetables. Delightful desserts included French tarte tatin, Marscarpone & sour cherry cake with brownie streusel and marinated berries, warm apple hazelnut crumble, Black Forest cake or always ice creams or sorbets. Beer and wines flowed during dinners. Rieslings and pinot noirs specially chosen from Alsace and other regions we cruised through gave us yet another connection to the places we were experiencing. The Aquavit Terrace was a quieter, more intimate option anytime anyone wanted to have a meal away from the lively restaurant scene. Lunches here were more casual buffets, offering sandwiches and salads, or sometimes, hamburgers and French fries. We often cruised at night, waking to a new port each morning. We’d disembark, board buses for short drives to the cities of note along the route, then follow a guide on walking tours before being released from the group to wander on our own. Two girlfriends traveling together from Florida told me they were disappointed by all the bus rides and group tours. But there seemed no better way to reach Cologne or Heidelberg or Strasbourg when docking on the river, and if you didn’t want to follow the guide, you could be on your own in the cities in no time for plenty of shopping at those Christmas markets. But the guides were all great, and you really do learn fascinating tidbits when you follow them. In Cologne, Marion Dijkman guided us through the historic core of her beloved city’s old town, centered by the magnifi- Wine Dine & Travel <strong>2016</strong> 47
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